DKI APCSS

The Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies educates, connects & empowers Security Practitioners to advance Security in the Indo-Pacific.

[DKI APCSS @APCSS]

.@APCSS' Dr. Ethan Allen, examines how the rapid advance of #biotechnology has become a decisive arena of great power competition—and why its geopolitical threats to U.S. security remain dangerously underappreciated in “Deterrence of Biotechnological Threats: Great Power Competition, Bioweapons, and More" now online at: https://t.co/IzhOQLsUX9
#GreatPowerCompetition #RegionalSecurity #Security #BiotechThreats

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We are pleased to announce the appointment of Sam Wilson as an Adjunct Professor at DKI APCSS. He brings extensive expertise in #SpacePolicy and #DefenseIndustrialBase to our institution. Aloha!

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Fellow Projects are an integral part of DKI APCSS’s long courses. It requires participants to undertake a project demonstrating their expertise by applying their acquired knowledge and skills. Once these Fellows take their works to completion and into implementation, they are awarded the prestigious Laulima Lanyard.
This series shines a spotlight on these distinguished alumni and the ways in which they are creating a more prosperous and secure Indo-Pacific region as "Fellows of Change".
In episode 6, we spoke with Cyril Cusi, an advisor to the President of the Philippines as a member of the National Security Council, three-time alumni of the Center, and a trailblazer as one of the first Fellows to ever complete a project.
https://t.co/hlBZkULQf2

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In case you missed it... watch our #Dialogue on Weaponizing Lawfare with Dr. Joanna Siekiera and @colonelminnich ---now available online at https://t.co/7Rp7SFTAmi or other podcast platforms.
#Lawfare

[DKI APCSS @APCSS]

Stronger together starts here.
Last week we welcomed Dr. Chad Walton, Interim Vice President for Research and Innovation at the University of Hawaiʻi System, to our Center.
Dr. Walton leads research and innovation across UH's 10 campuses, with a focus on STEM education, workforce development, and building community-industry connections that create real opportunity. Our discussion explored how we can deepen collaboration around educational pathways, capacity and workforce development networks, and the talent already rooted here in #Hawaii and across the #IndoPacific.
This region's strength has always come from its people from the relationships, skills, and shared purpose that connect communities across vast distances. Finding ways to educate, connect and empower with Dr. Walton and his team is how we turn that potential into practice.
@UHresearch808

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Check out DKI APCSS' latest Indo-Pacific Vantage Point - now online at: https://t.co/ZLUxpgG7oh

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Read "Lead at the Edge" by Dr. James Minnich ( @colonelminnich ) and SEAC David Isom in the book "America's Strategic Edge-- now available online at https://t.co/rQecrrGaVG #WarriorEthos #AsymmetricAdvantage #AlliesAndPartners
@thejointstaff

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In case you missed it, our Dialogue on "The Velocity of Adaptation – How Russia’s Sovereign #Drone Ecosystem Challenges Western Defense Logic" with Kateryna Bondar is now available online on YouTube and other podcast platforms. Watch it at:
https://t.co/G2rJ5mJ9z6

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We are pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Malcom Davis ( @Dr_M_Davis ) as an Adjunct Professor at DKI APCSS. Dr. Davis brings extensive expertise in #SpacePolicy and #FutureWarfare to our institution. Aloha! (corrected post)

[DKI APCSS @APCSS]

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Malcom Davis ( @Dr_M_Davis ) as an Adjunct Professor at DKI APCSS. Dr. Davis brings extensive expertise in #SpacePolicy and #FutureWarfare to our institution. Aloha!

[DKI APCSS @APCSS]

Remembering our fallen is foundational to our mission. On Monday, DKI APCSS CSC 26-2 Fellows paid their respects at the #MemorialDay service at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. By honoring their legacy and sacrifice, we reaffirm our core DoW priorities: strengthening our warfighting readiness and ensuring our integrated #deterrence remains unmatched. The current course include 142 Fellows from 25 locations around the world.
#WarriorEthos #FriendsAlliesPartners #MemorialDay2026

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DKI APCSS recently welcomed CMSgt Mikael (Mack) Sundin, Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Director, DSCA, and SGM Daryl Plude, National Guard Bureau J-5 Strategy, Plans, Policy & International Affairs Senior Enlisted Leader. After meeting with Center leadership, he participated in a roundtable with our enlisted personnel. The May 15th visit highlighted the strategic importance of enlisted professional development and regional integration. Discussions during the roundtable emphasized empowering the enlisted force to take proactive ownership of their career progression, while also exploring ways to increase NCO participation in Center courses and in-region events to further strengthen collaborative security efforts.
#EnlistedProfessionalDevelopment #JointForce #NCOEmpowerment #RegionalSecurity #SecurityCooperation @usnationalguard

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The DKI APCSS Comprehensive Security Course (CSC) 26-2 continues to be a unique opportunity for the attending Fellows, with last week’s focus on the cyber, AI and tech aspects of modern security dynamics.
A highlight of which was an address and Q&A session with distinguished guest speaker VADM Heidi Berg, Commander of U.S. Fleet Cyber Command, Navy Space Command, and the U.S. Tenth Fleet. Her career reflects deep expertise in cyber, space, and intelligence operations, with a strong record of leadership at both operational and strategic levels.
Providing our Fellows such a high degree of professional access and insight, an exceptional career experience provided by DKI APCSS’ flagship course, expands their range of different security challenges, regional security architectures and geostrategic considerations.

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DKI APCSS is proud to announce the release of our latest publication “America’s Strategic Edge: Deterrence, Lethality, and Warrior Ethos in the Indo-Pacific.” Edited by Dr. James M. Minnich, this is the second book in the Strategic Edge series. The book explores how the U.S. can sustain leadership and security in the Indo-Pacific through deterrence, advanced capabilities, and the enduring strength of its people. The book is available to download at https://t.co/zPhxNUHo3j

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Dr. James Minnich recently traveled to Seoul, Korea, to participate in the 2026 Trilateral Security Conference hosted by the Korea National Defense University. The event focused on navigating geopolitical upheaval and adapting the ROK-U.S.-Japan alliance for the future. Dr. Minnich delivered the opening lecture, “A System in Disorder.” He also lent his expertise as a discussant on alliance strategy and participated in a senior panel exploring pathways for trilateral cooperation amid growing regional and global complexity. The conference featured strong discussions highlighting the continued importance of regional security #partnerships.

#NationalSecurity #Geopolitics #TrilateralAlliance #IndoPacific #DefenseStrategy #KNDU #ROK #USJapanROK #GlobalSecurity #StrategicDialogue

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Join us on 1 June at 3 pm (HST) for a #Dialogue on the weaponization of law with Dr. Joanna Siekiera. Register to watch it live at https://t.co/uZb0dPcihz or watch later on YouTube or on most podcast platforms. #Lawfare

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Multinational Armaments Resilience Seminar (MARS) 2026 – Module 1 Complete.
MARS Fellows, leaders from government and industry representing the U.S. and its key allies and partners across the Indo-Pacific and Euro-Atlantic regions—recently spent the week confronting Defense Industrial Base (DIB) challenges and developing solutions together. Over six days, Fellows engaged directly with U.S. defense leaders, organic #DIB facilities, premier defense manufacturers, and emerging, innovative companies across Northern Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Maryland. The message was clear: strengthening industrial resilience, accelerating innovation, and expanding allied participation to increase capacity are critical to deterrence and regional security.
No nation can meet these challenges alone. Through MARS, DKI APCSS builds #partnerships, networks, and the shared understanding needed to strengthen #deterrence and address the Indo-Pacific’s toughest DIB challenges—together.
Next stop: Australia.
#MARS2026 #Resilience #IndoPacific #SecurityCooperation @OASWIBP

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We are pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Namrata Goswami as an Adjunct Professor at DKI APCSS. Dr. Goswami brings extensive expertise in #Space Policy and #GreatPowerCompetition to our institution. Aloha!

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Fellows from the @APCSS visited the Daniel K. Inouye DPAA Center of Excellence on May 19 to learn how forensic science, historical research, and global partnerships support DPAA’s mission to account for missing U.S. personnel.​
📸Staff Sgt. Austin Boucher

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The time to act on Defense Industrial Base challenges is now! No nation can do it alone. On the first day of the Multinational Armaments Resilience Seminar (MARS) earlier this month, keynote speaker Hon. Michael Cadenazzi, Assistant Secretary of War for Industrial Base Policy ( @oaswibp ), brought focus and energy to the discussion, engaging over 30 leaders from across the Indo-Pacific and Euro-Atlantic regions with real-world insights and experience. Through MARS, @DKIAPCSS is forging the partnerships needed to strengthen industrial resilience, enhance deterrence, and tackle the toughest DIB challenges—together.
#MARS2026 #Resilience #IndoPacific #SecurityCooperation #DIB #Partnerships